Based on the assumption that preventive measures must be in place to be effective, students learn 25 mitigation strategies that when successfully applied reduce the impact of terrorist attack. We examine the current state of terrorism in the United States, its evolving nature and the future use of weapons of mass destruction. A variety of options are explored for addressing the most common manmade threats we face today and for the foreseeable...

Disaster Recovery refers to the process, policies and procedures related to ensuring the resilience of technology infrastructure, including speedy and effective recovery / restoration of technology after a disaster or disruption. This workshop focuses on creating a sustainable IT environment within the corporate framework. Most organizations cannot survive a catastrophic failure of their IT system – learn how to protect yours. Myths and...

The annual Urgent Threats Forum will take place June 6-7, 2017 at the International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (INTERCEP) at New York University. Senior government leaders, senior executives and world-renowned experts from the public and private sectors will convene to share their insights and strategies on topics including the following: The Overall Threat Landscape: examining leading risk intelligence & key threats to the organiz...